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I
am a member of the United Schutzhund Clubs of America
SchHIII Club and have trained and titled tfour dogs (1
German Shepherd, 2 Dutch Shepherds, 1 malinois) from no title to SchHIII. I also have a Gold Sports Medal and
Masters Sports Medal with Diamond awarded, for
points achieved through competitions. I have attended
helper seminars and possess a Helper Scorebook issued by SchH USA. I was trained as a Police Dog Instructor
through the Alabama Canine Law Enforcement Officers
Training Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and then attended
the State School for Police Service Dog Handlers in
Stukenbrock, Germany, where I trained with my police K9
for 3 months. Following that, I was invited to visit
the K9 training center in Lancashire, England. I was
trained and certified as a Patrol Dog Judge at the Utah
Peace Officers Academy under the direction of Teaching
Judge Wendell Nope. Having retired on March
2, 2007, I can now offer that training and expertise
through FoxTal Training Center.
I HAVE
TITLED THE FOLLOWING DOGS:
Exx vom Heiliger Huegel, AKA: Eros- from no title to
SchH III, DPO, WPO, PSP and also narcotics detection. He
competed several times in the National Championships,
with the police dogs and traveled with me to Germany in
1990 where we trained at the Landes Polizei Schule fur
Diensthundfuhrers. It was there he earned his PSP.
Sofie vom Foxtal- from no title to SchH III,IPO3, FH.
She has her CGC and is a therapy dog. She was 10 x
SchH3, earning one of those at the USA 2000
Championships. She was the 2001 North Central Regional
SchH3 Champion. She was the first SchH3 Dutch Shepherd
in the United States, the first Dutch Shepherd in the
U.S. to earn and advanced tracking title and the first
ever to compete in the USA National Championship.
Lex vom Larchenhain- SchH1, CGC
Senta von Mohrenfelsnerland- SchH1, HIC (Herding
Instinct Certificate)
Kilo vom Steinig Tal- BH
CH. A-Digit vom Foxtal, UCDX, 11x SchH3/IPO3, DPO2, FH,
CGC and is a therapy dog.
Roya vom Foxtal- BH, SchH "A"
Algonquin von Schoerling- UCD, SchH3.
Anya vom Foxtal- BH
Kaiser Cruger vom Kraftwerk, BH, SchH1
Jinx du Loups du Soleil- BH, SchHA, Wi-TF FSA
CH. Confetti vom Foxtal- CGC
Bacall vom Foxtal- CGC
Additionally, I have assisted in training and re-homing
several “rescue” dogs, have supplied narcotic detection
dog prospects to Customs (1) South Dakota State
Police (1) and another that I sold as a narcotics
prospect is presently working for Madison Police
Department. I also offer behavioral consultations and
obedience training.
As President and Training Director of the Fox Valley
Police & Schutzhund Club, I am responsible for the
instruction of a large number of dogs in the areas of
tracking, obedience and protection work. A number of
those handlers have achieved training titles under my
instruction, as a result.
Additionally,as part of our Small Munsterlander breeding
program I have also become involved in training and
competing with those dogs and in 2002 I trialed Atienne
vom Foxtal to earn her NAVHDA Natural Ability Prize2,
107 points. In 2004 I trialed Nicolin's Big Easy to
earn her NAVHDA Natural Ability Prize 2, as well as
Confetti vom Foxtal, who did not prize.
We are active in showing in conformation with the Small
Munsterlanders and Dutch Shepherds. We have the
only UKC Champion Small Munsterlanders and the first UKC
Champion Dutch Shepherd
at this time.
Some of my K9 specific training is included below:
POLICE K9 SEMINARS ATTENDED
1987 Alabama Canine Law Enforcement Officers’
Training Center, Instructor Course,
1988 Hans Gunther Voss protection seminar, Bowler,
Wi
1998 Lakeshore Technical College, K9 seminar
featuring Lt. Paul Brooker, Kentucky State Police
1988 Harald Hansch Police Service Dog seminar,
Kentucky
1989 Police K9 seminar, Manteno, IL, featuring
Herbert Volz, German Police Officer
1989 K9 Instructor recertification, Alabama
1990 Jan 2-Apr 12, Instructor Course (Ausbildung)
at State Police School for Service Dog Handlers in
Stukenbrock, Germany. After completing this course, I
spent one week visiting the Police Dog School in
Lancashire Constabulary, England
1990 Adjunct Staff Instructor course, ACLEOTC
1992 K9 Seminar, Waukesha, Wi, featuring Kevin
Sheldahl
1992 Patrol Dog Judge, certified through Wendell
Nope (DPO, PSP,WPO)
1994 Peter Worsdorfer seminar, Madison, Wi
1994 Tracking seminar and Instructor
Recertification, ACLEOTC
1996 Police Service Dog Instructor recertification,
Utah
TRAINING PROVIDED
1989 K9 Seminar, Milwaukee House of Correction,
assistant instructor to ACLEOTC Lead Instructor Devaney
1989 Instructed seminar for Dane County K9 Unit
1989 Arranged K9 Officer Survival Seminar, FVTC,
and assisted Lead Instructor Parker
1990 Trained and certified K9 Team for City of
Menasha Police Department
1991 Arranged K9 Officer Survival/ Narcotics
Detection Seminar, FVTC
1991 Trained and certified K9 Team for Manitowoc
County Sheriffs Department
1992 Trained and certified K9 Team for Oconto Police
Department
1995 Trained and certified K9 Team for Town of
Menasha Police Department
1996 WPO obedience Judge at Utah Police Dog
Championships, Salt Lake City
1996 Trained security dog for Kohler Company,
Kohler,Wi
1996 Instructor in K9 Liability and Officer
Survival Tactics, Lakeshore Technical College
1996 Instructor with Jed Sperry, DNE, Basic
Drug Investigation Course, FVTC; teaching basic K9
application to drug investigations
1997 Narcotics Detection Judge, State Police & Fire
Games, Milwaukee
1997 Instructor with Jed Sperry, DNE, Basic Drug
Investigation Course, FVTC
1997 Instructor in K9 Liability and Officer
Survival Tactics, Lakeshore Technical College (Steinig
Tal)
1998 Instructor with Jed Sperry, DNE, Basic Drug
Investigation Course, FVTC
1998 DPO Judge at the NorthEast Regional Schutzhund
Championship, Fond du Lac
1999 Instructor with Jed Sperry, DNE, Basic Drug
Investigation Course, FVTC
1999 K9 demo for “Take Your Daughter to Work Day”,
FVTC
2007 Dog Aggression
lecture/demo for Packerland Kennel Club, Green
Bay, WI
2007 Maintenance Training
for Area Police K9s
2007 Instructor for
tracking classes offered through Winnegamie Dog Club,
Appleton, WI
SPORT
SEMINARS
1984 Johannes Grewe seminar, Bowler, Wi
1991 Gene England Protection seminar, Indiana
1991 Gene England training, one week, Kentucky
1992 Martin Vollrath seminar, Sun Prairie, Wi
1993 Dean Calderon seminar, Sun Prairie, Wi
1996 Gottfried Dildei Training seminar, Marquette,
MI
1997 Helper Seminar, Minneapolis, MN
1997 Gottfried Dildei Training seminar, Marquette,
MI
1998 Gottfried Dildei Training seminar, Marquette,
MI
1999 Joanne Plumb tracking/ obedience seminar,
Appleton
1999 Helper development seminar with Steve Miller,
Appleton
1999 Wolfgang Gross seminar, Illinois (Nomad
Schutzhund Club)
2000 Joanne Plumb seminar, Appleton
2000 Debbie Zappia seminar, Illinois
2000 Wolfgang Gross seminar, Appleton
2001 Wolfgang Gross seminar- Camp Bandy, Amherst
Junction, Wi
2001 Ivan Balabanov Seminar, MVSV, Minneapolis, MN
January
2001 Ivan Balabanov Seminar, MVSV, Minneapolis, MN
July
2001 Ivan Balabanov Seminar, FVPSC, Appleton, WI
July
2001 Ivan Balabanov Seminar, DesMoines, Iowa,
October
2002 Ivan Balabanov Seminar, Plant City, Fla
January
2002 Ivan Balabanov Seminar, Illinois, June
2002 Ivan Balabanov Seminar, FVPSC, August
2003 Ivan Balabanov Seminar, Plant City, Fla
January
2003 Ivan Balabanov Seminar, FVPSC, May
2003 Michael Ellis Seminar, Fox Tal Training Center
Seminar, June
2003 Michael Ellis Seminar, FVPSC, July
2003 Michael Ellis Seminar, Von Schoerling, Indiana,
August
2003 Michael Ellis Seminar, Burr Oak Hundesport, IL,
September
2003 Michael Ellis Seminar, FVPSC, October
2004- Michael Ellis Seminar, FVPSC, February
2004- Michael Ellis Seminar, Indianapolis, IN, March
2004- Michael Ellis Seminar, FVPSC, April
2004- Tracking Seminar with Al Govednik, FVPSC, May
2004- Michael Ellis Seminar, FVPSC, July
2004- Michael Ellis Seminar, MVSV, July
2004- Michael Ellis Seminar, FVPSC, October
2004- Michael Ellis Seminar, Lonestar
Mondioring Club, San Antonio, TX, December
2005- Michael Ellis Seminar, FVPSC,
January
2006- Michael Ellis Seminar,
BannerDogs, February
2006- Al Govednik Tracking Seminar,
FVPSC, April
2006- Ivan Balabanov Seminar, FVPSC,
April
2006- Greg Williams Seminar,
protection, October
2006- Greg Williams Seminar,
protection, December
2007- Michael Ellis Seminar,
BannerDogs, January
2007- Greg Williams Seminar,
protection, FVPSC, Feb
2007- Ivan Balabanov Seminar, FVPSC,
April
I have
an extensive Law Enforcement Resume available for
review for applicable contracts. I retired as
a Sergeant on the Appleton Police Department after
over 26 years of service.
I
served as a K9 Handler, polygraph examiner,
member of the plainclothes gang and drug unit
(called the Community Intervention Team at that
time), Investigative services office and member of
the Death Investigation Unit, Sensitive Crimes
Investigator, Public Information Officer and Crime
Analyst. I was also provided specialized
training in Statement Content Analysis and forensic
computer examination (EnCase).
For
those Law Enforcement agencies considering
contracting services from private sources, always
keep in mind whether you would want YOUR trainer to
testify on the stand in your defense. Does his
or her resume stand up in comparison to the
professional level you intend to achieve?
GUN
DOG SEMINARS
1995 Delmar Smith seminar,
Rhinelander, WI
1999 Rick Smith Advanced GunDog seminar, Mott, ND
MISC
EDUCATION SEMINARS
1994 C.W. Meisterfeld’s Canine Behavioral Psychology
and Psychological Training Seminar, Ohio
1995 Association of Pet Dog Trainers Conference,
Training People and Dogs in the 90’s, Illinois
1996 Aggression: The World of Love and Hatred, Dr.
Roger Abrantes, Naperville, IL
1998 Dog Behavior and Training Workship with Terry
Ryan, Narnia, Naperville, IL
1998 Operant and Classical Conditioning K9 seminar,
Dr. Mark Plonsky, UW Stevens Point
1999 Pamela Reid Excel-erated Learning Workshop,
Winnegamie Dog Club, Appleton
1999 Clicker Workshop with Nita Woulf, Winnegamie
Dog Club, Appleton
1999 Patricia McConnell seminar, Winnegamie Dog
Club, Appleton
2001 Patricia McConnell workshop, sponsored by
Nicolet German Shepherd Club, Green Bay, WI
2003 Patricia McConnell lecture at UW-Fox Valley
Center on the topic of puppy mills.
2005 Canine Search
Specialist Training, Disaster City, TX, November
2007 Drive Building
seminar for Search and Rescue, offered by K9 SAR
Foundation, Indianapolis, IN
PREVIOUS POSITIONS HELD
Training Director for Northeast Wisconsin K9 Handlers’
Association
Assistant Regional Director, North Central Region,
United Schutzhund Clubs of America
Executive Board Member, United Schutzhund Clubs of
America
Chairperson, USAK9
Adjunct Staff member of Shelton State Community College,
Tuscaloosa, AL
Secretary, Vice President, O.G. Bierstadt Schutzhund
Club
Board of Directors, Wisconsin Law Enforcement Canine
Handlers’ Association
Wisconsin Representative to U.S. Congress for Police
Service Dogs
Member- Madison Area Working Dog Association (DVG)
PRESENT POSITIONS/ MEMBERSHIPS
President and Training Director- Fox Valley Police &
Schutzhund Club (USA)
Secretary- North Central Region, United Schutzhund Clubs
of America
Member- United Schutzhund Clubs of America
Member- North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association
Member- Kettle Moraine Chapter (NAVHDA)
Member- O.G. Bierstadt Schutzhund Club (USA)
Member- Winnegamie Dog Club,
Legislative Committee Chair, Tracking instructor
Member- Small Munsterlander Club of North America
Canine
Good Citizen Evaluator, American Kennel Club
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